Socceroos edge New Zealand 1-0 to keep unbeaten streak intact

Socceroos edge New Zealand 1-0 to keep unbeaten streak intact

Max Balard scored on debut with three minutes left as Australia ground past fellow World Cup qualifiers New Zealand 1-0 Friday to stretch their unbeaten streak under Tony Popovic to nine games.

Bos leads, Balard delivers as new-look Socceroos find a way to win

Follow our minute-by-minute blog coverage as the Socceroos face New Zealand at GIO Stadium in Canberra in the first of two friendlies dubbed ‘Soccer Ashes’. The match kicks off at 7.45pm AEST, 9.45pm NZ time

All Whites downed by Socceroos late goal

The New Zealand All Whites have missed opportunities to defeat Australia to eventually fall to a 1-0 loss in game one of the series in Canberra.